Solar System Quiz 12 (25 MCQs)

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1. An average star; made of gas

2. What is the second planet to Sun?

3. A _____ is the blocking of the Sun's light that occurs during a new moon when the moon's shadow falls on earth.

4. What is The Earth mostly made up of?

5. What is one way that gas giants differ from the terrestrial planets?

6. What characteristic is Jupiter known for?

7. Between which two planets does the Asteroid Belt lie?

8. Which two planets are closest to the Sun?

9. An astronomical unit is approximately how many kilometers?

10. Dense materials such as molten iron sank to Earth's center and less dense materials were forced to the outer layers in a process called

11. How are dwarf planets different from the 'Elite 8' planets?

12. Which of the following occurs on Mars?

13. The solar system formed 4.6 billion years ago when a disk of dust and gas was pulled together by

14. Which planet is tipped on its side nearly 90 degrees?

15. The height of a point on the Earth's surface above sea level.

16. In terms of orbit, the Earth is to the sun as what is to the Earth?

17. USA and Russia race to send _____ to land on the Moon in 1960's.

18. Day and night is created by the way the Earth moves around the sun. What is this movement called?

19. Which planet do we live on?

20. This is the phase of the moon when the moon looks like a thin sliver (less than half of the moon's nearside is sunlit).

21. What is the correct order of the planets?

22. Mason, Bowen, and Damian made statements about their observations of the sun. What might be some the observations the students may have made?

23. Which of the following planets are all outer planets?

24. The moon appears to change shape because of _____

25. Who used the telescope to observe the heavens?